Acalypha poiretii Sprengel. Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly areas (s. TX); eastwards in our region as a waif on ballast, perhaps in other disturbed areas. Distribution: S. TX, south into Mexico and beyond. Native of the Neotropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4, Mex, Tx; = n/a — C. Basionym: Acalypha poiretii Spreng. 1826 "Urbasionym:" Acalypha macrostachyos Poir. 1804
Links to other floras: = Acalypha poiretii - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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